A young man identified as Sunday Ogah drowned in Eyinwa River in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State where he had gone to swim.

Confirming the incident via a statement on Sunday, March 31, 2024, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, said the man drowned on Saturday.

Odutola said police operatives and local divers had already begun combing the river shores for the drowned man’s corpse.

She noted that Ogah, an Igede man from Benue State, but a resident of Ikorodu in Lagos State, followed his friend, Otusanya Abayomi to Eyinwa community in Odogbolu.

The police spokesperson said while their brief stay lasted, Ogah left for the river in Ogun State without notifying his friend and drowned.

Odutola stated: “It was a disheartening afternoon for people of Eyinwa community in Odogbolu Local Government Area where one Otusanya Abayomi of Igbe Ilara Ikorodu, Lagos State, reported the incident at Odogbolu Divisional Police Station.

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“He reported that at about 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, he came with his friend, one Sunday Ogah an Igede man from Benue State, to his community.

“He stated further that his deceased friend left him and others to an unknown destination without notifying anyone.

“Information later got to him that the said Sunday Ogah had gone to swim at Eyinwa River where his friend got drown.”

Odutola said upon the receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Odogbolu directed surveillance officers in collaboration with local divers to locate the corpse, but their efforts proved abortive.

She said efforts were still ongoing to recover the corpse and to reach out to the family, to inform them of the incident.

The police spokesperson further quoted the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, as warning youths to steer clear of rivers whose depth they could not predict.

Alamutu assured that the command remained committed to promoting public safety and preventing such tragedies in the future.

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